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Congratulations M! I'm glad she overperformed - the album really is fantastic. It's on repeat in this house!

A CLASSIQUE! I feel this is one of those songs that literally everybody on the planet knows, even today's generation.

While I'm not anticipating 503's most unwelcome return given I never had that issue since migrating to the current server (luckily!) - do whatever you have to do to keep this place running!

The UK numbers thread... she's already outsold Madame X and Rebel Heart's first week numbers! (27,227 for MX and 37,245 for RH; current numbers have CII at 37,106 so far) MDNA's was 56,335. She won't beat that, but I think we're looking at 45 - 48k. She's getting her highest first week sales in 14 years here in the UK... and I know that's right!

Not her outselling Madame X's first week sales already, and Rebel Heart's too! (Madame X sold 27,227 first week, and Rebel Heart 37,245) MDNA's was 56,335, but I doubt she'll beat that. I can see this album scoring 45-48k, personally. Either way, she's getting her highest first-week sales in 14 years here in the UK, and I know that's right!

1 Isaac into Push alone >

Not M low-key slaying! A near-universally acclaimed (and genuinely great) album from fans, critics and the GP alike, obvious word of mouth, and genuine goodwill attached to her name, brand and image for the first time in God knows how long… I KNEW my b**** still had it! But that's what happens when you're THEE legend of pop. She deserves this.

This. One minute, the Swifties say she's THEE strategic genius and nothing short of a mastermind who plans things out meticulously, but when it comes to anything that could paint Taylor in a potentially negative light, all that genius miraculously vanishes and she is but some wide-eyed, naive little girl of 36 who simply doesn't and couldn't know. Like, which one is it? They seriously can't expect anyone of average or above intelligence to believe that both Taylor and Travis didn't approve every single name on this guest list? It was literally their wedding day, not an award ceremony where they were battling it out with others for the main prize! To genuinely defend the Swifties though, it's largely the ones post-Folklore that are like this. The OG ones never were, at least to my recollection.

Confessions II, and it's not close. It's a near-universal consensus that TLOAS is abysmal and the low of Taylor's career to date.

I literally remember reading the news that he was born. I'm so old.

I strongly doubt she'll get some general field noms and/or wins, but I can see her sweeping the dance categories.

What. An. Album! Aside from a select few, I never liked MX that much, so this is a huge improvement from that. However, overall, I agree with the reviews that this is her best album since the original Confessions. I KNEW my b**** had another genuinely great album in her!

I think it has some very high highs (the title track, Venus), but some very low lows (Jewels 'N Drugs, Dope). As a follow up to TFM and BTW, it's not good - but as a standalone, it's OK.

I'm listening to IFSF again right now in preparation for the full album tomorrow. I've said it before, and I'll say it again: there are few people in music that "get" spoken word quite like she does. Like, she's so good at it. Pop off, MUTHA.

Oh dear, how sad, never mind.